Review of The Doors (1991) by Chris W — 29 May 2009

Val Kilmer's almost scary devotion to his roles may now be matched by an apparently equal devotion to those rolls found in fast food, but before the VK waistline grew we were all treated to this stunning movie, which if it doesn't replicate what it was like to be Jim Morrison for sure seems like it.

Kilmer is quite simply magnificent in the title role. He IS Morrison to all intents and purposes and it is hard to remember a more convincing performance by anyone, anytime in movie history, save for the way that Olivier made you feel he WAS Henry V all those years ago. The Doors music is elevated to even higher levels by the sheer class of this film, which stands as a fitting tribute to Morrison's monumental legacy as a musician and pied piper of West Coast counter culture.